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Area > Comparative about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Land	14 sq km		[230th of 238]
Area > Total	14 sq km		[242nd of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[180th of 239]
Climate tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
Coastline	26 km		[210th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	unnamed location 5 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Indian Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	12 30 S, 96 50 E
Geography > Note islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation; site of a World War I naval battle in November 1914 between the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German raider SMS Emden; after being heavily damaged in the engagement, the Emden was beached by her captain on North Keeling Island
Land use > Arable land	0%		[225th of 258]
Land use > Other	100%		[12th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[211st of 258]
Location Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
Map references Southeast Asia
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[67th of 191]
Natural hazards cyclone season is October to April
Natural resources	fish
Terrain flat, low-lying coral atolls

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